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is egypt our ally or not? joining us, our political panel, byron york and casey hunt and michael crowley. byron! is egypt our ally? >> well, they formally are our ally. it was incorrect of the president to say this. there is something called a non-nato ally. so he's wrong and had to walk it back. on the other hand, egypt sometimes doesn't feel like an ally, i am not sure a lot of people heard that and thought, oh, my god. on the other hand, you know, when mitt romney traveled to england and mildly offended an ally, talk about this british preparation for the olympics, it was a huge uproar. i don't have any problem with obama getting flagged for this. >> the situation on the ground in egypt has changed so fast. this was a country that was -- has been a very staunch ally of ours for decades. we have worked with them in great depth on many of the greatest crisis that we have faced. it has changed and instead of an authoritarian regime that we could -- we knew what they were going to do, if they said they were goi
is egypt our ally or not? joining us, our political panel, byron york and casey hunt and michael crowley. byron! is egypt our ally? >> well, they formally are our ally. it was incorrect of the president to say this. there is something called a non-nato ally. so he's wrong and had to walk it back. on the other hand, egypt sometimes doesn't feel like an ally, i am not sure a lot of people heard that and thought, oh, my god. on the other hand, you know, when mitt romney traveled to england...
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and egypt. and no american president can support an egypt that doesn't fully recognize women's rights or the rights of religious minorities. so we need to make it very clear that, yes, we want to support the democratic transition, but the united states has some views about how this has to unfold and we are going to act on those views. >> you mentioned our good relationship with egypt's military. does in a mean we would have preferred the military candidate? >> i actually think that it might have been more destabilizing had the military candidate or a mubarak-era candidate one. then you would have allowed those in the streets and allowed the muslim brotherhood say this was all fixed from the beginning to sit at the side liens and to cause trouble and to criticize but not to have the responsibility of actually governing. we will see how this plays out. but i, for one, think that this might have ban better outcome than had there been a mubarak-era win and then the possibility of saying, well, we to
and egypt. and no american president can support an egypt that doesn't fully recognize women's rights or the rights of religious minorities. so we need to make it very clear that, yes, we want to support the democratic transition, but the united states has some views about how this has to unfold and we are going to act on those views. >> you mentioned our good relationship with egypt's military. does in a mean we would have preferred the military candidate? >> i actually think that...
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egypt would be the typical choice years ago. in light of the fact that president morsi has condemned israel about this, any awkwardness or is he just the only choice? >> reporter: well, it's interesting because egypt is trying to broker a peace deal, but the point you're making is a good one. they're not only brokers, they're also participants in the process. one of the things that hamas is calling for is that the border that hamas has with egypt be opened up. in the past, egypt has resisted that and now it appears that is one of the issues being negotiated. to what extent israel wants to seem like they've resolved this crisis could depend very much on their willingness to open at least some of that border crossing for goods and supplies. so in the past they played a very different role. now they've very clearly aligned themselves with the hamas government. how far are they willing to go? that remains to be seen. we'll have to keep in mind that the egyptian government receives billions of dollars in financial aid from the u.s. a
egypt would be the typical choice years ago. in light of the fact that president morsi has condemned israel about this, any awkwardness or is he just the only choice? >> reporter: well, it's interesting because egypt is trying to broker a peace deal, but the point you're making is a good one. they're not only brokers, they're also participants in the process. one of the things that hamas is calling for is that the border that hamas has with egypt be opened up. in the past, egypt has...
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from libya to egypt to tunisia and sudan. terrible news out of afghanistan, two marines killed on a u.s. british coalition base. several others wyned on camp leatherneck, camp bastion. prince harry is there, but he was not injured. it is unclear whether the afghanistan base attack is connected to the raging violence spreading across the region. earlier, afghan protesters burned a president obama effigy. this comes as protests against the united states rage, including in egypt, where it is now four 4:00 a.m. you are looking live at cairo. parts of the city, anti-american rioters are swarming the streets, spewing hate against the united states. we have no idea what tomorrow brings, as the sun begins to rise in a short time. but this day has been extremely violent, with violent protests across the mideast and north africa, durn turning deadly. in egypt, police clashing with stone-throwing rioters outside the embassy. one person was killed. in sudan, the heaviest violence, protesters storming the u.s. embassy and setting the germ
from libya to egypt to tunisia and sudan. terrible news out of afghanistan, two marines killed on a u.s. british coalition base. several others wyned on camp leatherneck, camp bastion. prince harry is there, but he was not injured. it is unclear whether the afghanistan base attack is connected to the raging violence spreading across the region. earlier, afghan protesters burned a president obama effigy. this comes as protests against the united states rage, including in egypt, where it is now...
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do you have conversations with egypt? i am trying to understand what we do. >> kennedy did that with crews khef when they were cuba. you do talk to people. i am looking at what we've been doing for 30, to 40 years. how many billions of dollars to egypt. finally the people got restless with the dictator we had propped up there. now in israel, it hurts israel now the conditions are breaking down in that area. now, we're saying, we're going to put sanctions on iran. who is it going to literate hurt? our allies and eastern europe. it makes no sense whatsoever we think we can continue to do this spend this money. george bush in 1970 ran on a program of humble foreign policy and don't be the policemen of the world. and republicans had him. all i'm doing is what george bush talks about in the year 2000, what the founders talked about and what the constitution authorizes. >> greta: how we got there. i'm trying to think how we get out of our problems and what to we do with the existing problems. are you saying that the sanctions,
do you have conversations with egypt? i am trying to understand what we do. >> kennedy did that with crews khef when they were cuba. you do talk to people. i am looking at what we've been doing for 30, to 40 years. how many billions of dollars to egypt. finally the people got restless with the dictator we had propped up there. now in israel, it hurts israel now the conditions are breaking down in that area. now, we're saying, we're going to put sanctions on iran. who is it going to...
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they were the main opponent to the regime in egypt. there was wide speculation that not only were they involved in the, quote, pro-democracy movement but they were certainly poised to benefit from a toppling of the regime because of the tremendous work they had done in developing schools and educating the public. egypt has become much more radicalized over the years. the president who should have known to what egypt was really up to and what the pro-democracy forces were up to, he should have known what was coming in after mubarak and he still acted to throw mubarak under the bus and take that risk. now, we see the risk come to fruition, not only with the muslim brotherhood but the 40s tilt toward israel but the persecution of christians in egypt. >> greta: when the debate ends, is everybody chum my on the stage, phony friendliness you have to have in a social setting? >> we're all in it for the same reasons. we want to defeat barack obama. look, i felt this debate was clearly a couple of guys were focused on double teaming me. that is
they were the main opponent to the regime in egypt. there was wide speculation that not only were they involved in the, quote, pro-democracy movement but they were certainly poised to benefit from a toppling of the regime because of the tremendous work they had done in developing schools and educating the public. egypt has become much more radicalized over the years. the president who should have known to what egypt was really up to and what the pro-democracy forces were up to, he should have...
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he is the one that was letting these rockets to go egypt and into gaza. he was giving a state visit by president morsi two months ago when she should have been indicted because he is indicted for genocide in darfur. everybody looks the other way. >> there is a big picture developments. one of them is influence of the muslim brotherhood. i think hamas wants to get everybody's attention. we want to speak on behalf of the islamic radicals in this country --. >> greta: if iran's supply they could be cut off. >> not only is that not happening but iran apparently continues toward a nuclear capability. when that happens, saudi arabia is going to have a nuclear capability. every country in the gulf area is going to be thinking about developing one. situation is going to be child's play compared to what it will be like then. i have more good news... it's thanksgiving. >> greta: hamas publicly executing six people. one was tied to the back of motorcycle and dragged through the streets. meanwhile, people are taking pictures. late tonight, bombs on both sides of bord
he is the one that was letting these rockets to go egypt and into gaza. he was giving a state visit by president morsi two months ago when she should have been indicted because he is indicted for genocide in darfur. everybody looks the other way. >> there is a big picture developments. one of them is influence of the muslim brotherhood. i think hamas wants to get everybody's attention. we want to speak on behalf of the islamic radicals in this country --. >> greta: if iran's supply...
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look what happened in egypt. >> right. they created the revolution without firing a single bullet, without killing a single man. it was great. it's great. and we have to understand that we are living in a new age maybe with old feelings and maybe with an old administration. so we have to change the world because the world is already changed. >> let me ask you about iran. is that ever going to resolve? when you have a situation where this country, israel, is so small, threatened by ahmadinejad, and everyone wonders whether they have nuclear weapons or are close to it. where do you see this going? >> don't judge israel by our size. judge iran about danger. there's -- they are endangering the rest of the world. why? the age of colonialism, of dominance. iran is the single country that wants to eliminate the middle east against the will of the local people here. and it's out of the present state of the world. then they are the center, they kill people, hang people, and terror other plays and then they are trying to build a nuc
look what happened in egypt. >> right. they created the revolution without firing a single bullet, without killing a single man. it was great. it's great. and we have to understand that we are living in a new age maybe with old feelings and maybe with an old administration. so we have to change the world because the world is already changed. >> let me ask you about iran. is that ever going to resolve? when you have a situation where this country, israel, is so small, threatened by...
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israel's worried about what happens in egypt. would your foreign policy be any different than the president's foreign policy as it relates to egypt and all the countries surrounding? >> yeah. i think we need to... very fundamentally rethink everything we think we know about the region. i think that we are on the edge of catastrophic change, almost all of it anti-american. it's one of those periods, it is a little bit like when a tornado comes through, when a hurricane comes through, you don't know what is going to happen next. when the scale of the change is so -- for example in egypt, about 75% of the votes in the first round went to the -- the muslim brotherhood. and more islamic groups than the muslim brotherhood. so you now have a pressure building, where the muslim brotherhood to move towards... an even more radical position. >> greta: which i would think would put israel on end because egypt under mubarak was friendlier towards israel? >> it hurts israel, it hurts the united states. it hurts the forces of modernization. it
israel's worried about what happens in egypt. would your foreign policy be any different than the president's foreign policy as it relates to egypt and all the countries surrounding? >> yeah. i think we need to... very fundamentally rethink everything we think we know about the region. i think that we are on the edge of catastrophic change, almost all of it anti-american. it's one of those periods, it is a little bit like when a tornado comes through, when a hurricane comes through, you...
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but i see that egypt -- president morsi has -- has gotten involved. i see this getting more complicated, an already complicated situation, getting more complicated. does that in any way increase our obligation or is there something strategeically than to issue condemnations. >> we have also had to -- the new head of government in egypt, mr. morsi -- recognize the importance of the truce with israel that egypt has had. some of the things he has done this week are very troubling toward that end. you upon, he went into gaza. while he was there, hamas launched more rockets, as a direct affront to that negotiated peace between egypt and israel that. piece is essential to u.s. security policy in the region. and so we are going to have to insist and mr. morsi honor that -- >> greta: what leverage do we have with him? >> well, i mean, certainly, there is a package of aid that the egyptians are asking for right now, for giveness of debt, is one aspect of that. you know, i think that the message needs to be sent that the largess of the american taxpayers doesn'
but i see that egypt -- president morsi has -- has gotten involved. i see this getting more complicated, an already complicated situation, getting more complicated. does that in any way increase our obligation or is there something strategeically than to issue condemnations. >> we have also had to -- the new head of government in egypt, mr. morsi -- recognize the importance of the truce with israel that egypt has had. some of the things he has done this week are very troubling toward that...
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>> in egypt, you know, as we speak, it is morning. it is 5:00 in the morning -- there they are. >> people are rallying against the u.s. embassy. you give them $2 billion. >>> we gotta roll. more with fox news, straight ahead. >> four americans murdered in benghazi. >> i disagree with the original statements that the embassy put out that the administration put out in cairo, sympathizing with the people who are storming the embassy. we should stand up for our values. we should stand up for our free speech rights. so i think that at the same time was wrong. >> you will see much more of our interview with congressman ryan, minutes from now. plus, is president obam more worried about winning the election or fighting off terrorists? here's what rush limbaugh thinks. >> the obama camp, the campaign, the white house and the media all condemned romney before they condemned the attacks. obama thought it more worthwhile to hit romney for what he was doing, than the terrorists for what they did. >> hear much more from rush limbaugh, straight ahea
>> in egypt, you know, as we speak, it is morning. it is 5:00 in the morning -- there they are. >> people are rallying against the u.s. embassy. you give them $2 billion. >>> we gotta roll. more with fox news, straight ahead. >> four americans murdered in benghazi. >> i disagree with the original statements that the embassy put out that the administration put out in cairo, sympathizing with the people who are storming the embassy. we should stand up for our...
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in egypt we really led from behind. this idea of having a hands off policy toward syria is about to blochb the whole region up. the war is coming to israel. it's affecting turkey and other places. so i believe that if they don't lead from the front that syria and iran are going to coming together and we're going to have a major conflict in the mideast. >> what was the best thing we got out the arab spring so far? >> the fact is authoritarian regimes have been overthrown the likelihood they will simply be replaced by other authoritarian regimes or some in some cases, yemen and libya qualify here the countries will descend into anarchy. parts will be controlled by al-qaeda and quote, unquote, success of the government controls very little territory. i think overall the arab spring has not brought democracy and light to middle east. it has brought a deterioration of the security situation and deterioration of the american interests and those of our friends and allies like israel and arab states. >> greta: there is such a d
in egypt we really led from behind. this idea of having a hands off policy toward syria is about to blochb the whole region up. the war is coming to israel. it's affecting turkey and other places. so i believe that if they don't lead from the front that syria and iran are going to coming together and we're going to have a major conflict in the mideast. >> what was the best thing we got out the arab spring so far? >> the fact is authoritarian regimes have been overthrown the...
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we want a stable relationship between ourselves and egypt and between egypt and israel. i'm confident we can work our way through this but it may some take some more pressure, and unfortunately, if it goes the other way, greta, you could see all kinds. consequences and things could happen in egypt which is the heart of the arab world, and obviously we would like to damp this down rather than have it get much worse. >> last week the burning of the korans sparked protests and has continued escalating problems in afghanistan. and president obama writing a letter to karzai apologizing, which has enraged many. the situation in afghanistan, you were just there, it appears getting worse, deteriorating. am i wrong? >> no, you are right. by the way, this koran, as i understand it, these were used by the inmates in the prison to send messages to each other. so they were in some ways -- if that's true, they were desecrating the koran by writing in the pages of the koran. this is a very serious situation. obviously our prayers go out to those who were killed, particularly the ltd. c
we want a stable relationship between ourselves and egypt and between egypt and israel. i'm confident we can work our way through this but it may some take some more pressure, and unfortunately, if it goes the other way, greta, you could see all kinds. consequences and things could happen in egypt which is the heart of the arab world, and obviously we would like to damp this down rather than have it get much worse. >> last week the burning of the korans sparked protests and has continued...
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ermbass necairo, egypt. it is 4:00 a.m. and protesters are back outside our embasset and protests are turning violent. all night, we're going to be monitoring live pictures from cairo. and former alaska governor sarah palin blasting president obama over the violence. governor sarah palin saying, in part... >> i know that you knew the ambassador, or had met him. but very disturbing news. >> we are in a critical period. these attack, the assassination of our ambassador and three of his colleagues is in muslim brotherhood, in libya and egypt have seen weakness and they have acted on it. and the administration has done nothing today to correct the impression that the weakness in our policy remains. i really think the analogy to tehran in 1979 before our embassy was taken hostage by the ayatollahs is right on the mark here. we are at a very, very dangerous point. and the president is not demonstrating appropriate american strength. >> you know, there is so much attention, ambassador on what happened in libya, with the murder of
ermbass necairo, egypt. it is 4:00 a.m. and protesters are back outside our embasset and protests are turning violent. all night, we're going to be monitoring live pictures from cairo. and former alaska governor sarah palin blasting president obama over the violence. governor sarah palin saying, in part... >> i know that you knew the ambassador, or had met him. but very disturbing news. >> we are in a critical period. these attack, the assassination of our ambassador and three of...
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recognize the importance of the truce with israel that egypt has had. and some of the things that he has done this week are very troubling authorized that end. you know, he went into gaza. while he was there, hamas launched more rockets as a direct affront to that negotiated peace between egypt and israel. that piece is essential to the u.s. security policy in the region. and so we are going to have to insist that mr. morsi honor that -- >> what leverage do we have with him? >> essential, there is a package of aid that the egyptians are asking for, forgiveness of debt is one aspect of that. and you know, i think that the message needs to be sent that the largess of the american taxpayers doesn't come for free. egypt has an obligation to stand by its commitments to israel, to oppose terrorist activity as we see coming out of gaza and now, into israel, aimed at innocent lives. and, greta, i think the larger picture in the middle-east is really reflecting iran activity. we are all very focused on iran's quest for nuclear weapons capability. but this incide
recognize the importance of the truce with israel that egypt has had. and some of the things that he has done this week are very troubling authorized that end. you know, he went into gaza. while he was there, hamas launched more rockets as a direct affront to that negotiated peace between egypt and israel. that piece is essential to the u.s. security policy in the region. and so we are going to have to insist that mr. morsi honor that -- >> what leverage do we have with him? >>...
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egypt 80 million population. we want to make sure we are seeing progress throughout the middle east with having north maly taken over by al qaeda with syria having assad continuing to kill, murder his own people this is a region in temult and iran on the path to a nuclear weapon. >> we will get to that but let's give the president a chance. >> governor romney, i am glad that you recognize al qaeda is a threat. because a few months ago when you were asked what's the biggest geopolitical threating america you said russia. not al qaeda you said russia. and the 1980s are now calling to ask for their foreign policy back because the cold war has been over for 20 years. but, governor, you know, when it comes to our foreign policy, you seem to want to import the foreign policies of the 1980s, just like the social policies of the 1950s and the economic policies of the 1920s. you say that you are not interested in duplicating what happened in iraq but just a few weeks ago you said you think we should have more troops in ir
egypt 80 million population. we want to make sure we are seeing progress throughout the middle east with having north maly taken over by al qaeda with syria having assad continuing to kill, murder his own people this is a region in temult and iran on the path to a nuclear weapon. >> we will get to that but let's give the president a chance. >> governor romney, i am glad that you recognize al qaeda is a threat. because a few months ago when you were asked what's the biggest...
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embass necairo, egypt. it is 4:00 a.m., protesters are back outside, our embassy and the protests are turning violent. all night, we are going to be monitoring the live pictures from cairo and sarah palin, blasting president obama over the outbreak of violence in the middle-east, governor sarah palin saying in part, it's about time our president stood up for america and condemned these islamic extremists. i realize there must be a lot on his mind these days, what with our economy's abysmal jobless numbers and the warning about another downgrade to our nation's credit rating, due to the administration's fail tower come up with a deficit reduction plan and he has a busy schedule: >> greta: boy, the people are angry in cairo and back here in the united states. your thoughts, sir, i know you knew the ambationz dorand had met him. very disturbing news. >> we near a critical period are in the united states and the region. the attacks and the tragic assassination of our ambassador in libya and three of his colleag
embass necairo, egypt. it is 4:00 a.m., protesters are back outside, our embassy and the protests are turning violent. all night, we are going to be monitoring the live pictures from cairo and sarah palin, blasting president obama over the outbreak of violence in the middle-east, governor sarah palin saying in part, it's about time our president stood up for america and condemned these islamic extremists. i realize there must be a lot on his mind these days, what with our economy's abysmal...
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your thoughts of what ising if on in egypt? >> i think the situation could deteriorate very quickly through a kind of judicial co p coop, the parliamentary elections were ruled invalid. the muslim brotherhood and its allies had close to 75% of the seats. those are gone. both candidates for the presidency includeing the muslm brotherhood candidate declared themselves winners and the electoral commission is still sorting out the votes. meantime the military redefined what the president's duties are and now people are back out on the streets in the square. i think this is very nearly on the boiling point here. >> greta: what does it mean for israel? egypt for 33 years has sort of been the stablizeing force this and maintains to the extent there is a lid onish jews in the middle east for israel. ha had the lid ton. what does this mean for israel. >> potentially very dangerous. the strategic situation changed dramatically. where mubarak kept the lid on the muslim brotherhood, kept them in their place and honored the camp david peace
your thoughts of what ising if on in egypt? >> i think the situation could deteriorate very quickly through a kind of judicial co p coop, the parliamentary elections were ruled invalid. the muslim brotherhood and its allies had close to 75% of the seats. those are gone. both candidates for the presidency includeing the muslm brotherhood candidate declared themselves winners and the electoral commission is still sorting out the votes. meantime the military redefined what the president's...
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egypt is sliding away. remember, the muslim brotherhood, who we all thought it was fairly radical, is now the moderate wing in egypt. there is another group that is far more radical than the muslim brotherhood and i don't think we appreciate yet how much turmoil the region is in. >> we do the assessment and give it the worst case scenario it's as bad as many of us hope it is not, then what do you do? >> i'm actually having a press conference tomorrow at the national press club with scott noble to lay out a strategy. the first thing i think you do is create an american energy policy that creates, as romney said, creates north american independence in this decade. there was a hillary clinton memo in 2010 where she said the saudis are clearly the leading funders of terrorism and we don't seem to be able to get them to stop n this administration we have increased the amount of oil we are buying from sueddy arabia. we are asking them to release more oil so we can buy more and send more money to them so they can
egypt is sliding away. remember, the muslim brotherhood, who we all thought it was fairly radical, is now the moderate wing in egypt. there is another group that is far more radical than the muslim brotherhood and i don't think we appreciate yet how much turmoil the region is in. >> we do the assessment and give it the worst case scenario it's as bad as many of us hope it is not, then what do you do? >> i'm actually having a press conference tomorrow at the national press club with...
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she met with the president of egypt, the president of yemen. she found in her schedule this week for prime minister netanyahu, and at the same time met with foreign ministers, which are her counterparts in the government. she found time in her busy schedule to meet these people. >> well, there's a huge difference. hillary clinton is a serious person. barack obama is an ambitious person. they're very different personalities. hillary clinton actually gets up every day thinking about public policy. barack obama gets up every day thinking about barack obama. i mean, they're very different approaches to life. i think those of us who are his critics need to get over and understand, this who is president. this is a man who in the age of false celebritihood is sort of the perfect pre he's a false president. he's a guy who doesn't do the president's job. he's had 39% of the briefings on intelligence, the daily briefings. he goes to las vegas while there's an attack on banghazi. >> bill: i give him a pass on that, because you don't want terrorists to thi
she met with the president of egypt, the president of yemen. she found in her schedule this week for prime minister netanyahu, and at the same time met with foreign ministers, which are her counterparts in the government. she found time in her busy schedule to meet these people. >> well, there's a huge difference. hillary clinton is a serious person. barack obama is an ambitious person. they're very different personalities. hillary clinton actually gets up every day thinking about public...